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US-12120531

Methods, systems, and apparatuses for handling dynamic spectrum sharing with uplink subcarrier shift

PublishedOctober 15, 2024
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Technical Abstract

Embodiments described herein include methods, systems, and apparatuses for allowing a user equipment (UE) that supports dynamic spectrum sharing (DSS) with uplink (UL)-shift to access a cell and barring UEs that do not support DSS with UL-shift. Embodiments may use a cell barring field in a master information block and additional filters to indicate a barring state for a network node.

Patent Claims
11 claims

Legal claims defining the scope of protection, as filed with the USPTO.

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2. The method of claim 1, further comprising checking that the UE supports UL-shift only for an initial bandwidth part (BWP) against a particular sub-carrier spacing (SCS) the initial BWP is configured with, and wherein the UE accesses the cell when the UE supports UL-shift for the initial BWP.

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3. The method of claim 1, further comprising checking that the UE supports UL shift for all the BWPs against a SCS broadcasted information provides, and wherein the UE accesses the cell only when the UE supports UL-shift for all BWPs.

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4. The method of claim 1, wherein the first message is a master information block (MIB) and the second message is a system information block 1 (SIB1).

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5. The method of claim 1, wherein the second field is provided in a FrequencyInfoUL information element.

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6. The method of claim 1, further comprising reporting to the network node UL-shifting capability for each band that the UE supports.

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8. The UE of claim 7, wherein the instructions further configure the baseband processing unit to check that the UE supports UL-shift only for an initial bandwidth part (BWP) against a particular sub-carrier spacing (SCS) the initial BWP is configured with, and wherein the UE accesses the cell when the UE supports UL-shift for the initial BWP.

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9. The UE of claim 7, wherein the instructions further configure the baseband processing unit to check that the UE supports UL shift for all the BWPs against a SCS broadcasted information provides, and wherein the UE accesses the cell only when the UE supports UL-shift for all BWPs.

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10. The UE of claim 7, wherein the first message is a master information block (MIB) and the second message is a system information block 1 (SIB1).

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11. The UE of claim 7, wherein the second field is provided in a FrequencyInfoUL information element.

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12. The UE of claim 7, wherein the instructions further configure the baseband processing unit to report to the network node UL-shifting capability for each band that the UE supports.

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14. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 13, wherein the computer-readable instructions are configured to instruct the one or more processors to check that the UE supports UL-shift only for an initial bandwidth part (BWP) against a particular sub-carrier spacing (SCS) the initial BWP is configured with, and wherein the UE accesses the cell when the UE supports UL-shift for the initial BWP.

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Filing Date

October 22, 2020

Publication Date

October 15, 2024

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